Empowering women

Deep in the trenches of women’s rights, Na’amat fights the good fight

President of World Na’amat Hagit Pe’er reflects on the efforts to keep women in the public sphere amidst the hostile political reality.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COOPERATION WITH NA’AMAT
Hagit Pe’er (second from the right) during the World Na'amat visit to the Gaza Envelope.
Frieda Ross, President of World Emunah

World Emunah: The women who are holding Israel together

Resilience not as an abstract Israeli virtue, but a daily labor performed overwhelmingly by women whose contributions often remain out of frame.

|ByRONNIE ROSENMAN, IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD EMUNAH
A HOLOCAUST survivor lights a torch during a ceremony held at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Women of the Wall call on Katz to include women in national Remembrance Day ceremony

The letter deplored that women had never had a significant role in the ceremony at the Western Wall, other than lighting the ceremonial torch.

|ByTZVI JASPER
L'Oréal's Program for Advancing Girls in Science enters its third year

Science needs women: L’Oréal Israel’s girls-in-STEM program enters third year

Marking the new year, partners held a kickoff event on Thursday, with about 30 10th-grade students beginning another year of hands-on learning, mentoring, and exposure to scientific fields.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

It is time for women to run the Israeli government - opinion

Men are really not capable of leading us right now. Let’s just give the reins of leadership over to the women. There are several potential candidates.

MAY 8, 2025BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
An Israeli women places her vote in a ballot box (illustrative)

Aleeza Ben Shalom to 'Post': 'I made it impossible to ignore me'

In a world of swipe-right culture, Aleeza Ben Shalom brings something timeless: the belief that love, when pursued with intention and faith, can change everything.

MARCH 26, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Aleeza Ben Shalom was interviewed at the Jerusalem Post's Women Leader Summit.

As war continues, it's time to empower Israeli women - opinion

A call for action in times of crisis: we must ensure Israeli women are given the tools to succeed and are empowered to lead.

MARCH 19, 2025ByALON TAL
Female combat soldiers in the mixed-gender Caracal Battalion train in urban warfare.

In honor of International Women's Day: Empowering Ethiopian Women in Haifa

MARCH 25, 2024ByDANIEL KEY
"Empowering Ethiopian Women" Association

Full equality for women starts with education and legislation, says The Luzzatto Group CEO

Dr. Esther Luzzatto will be one of the judges for the "2024 Next-Gen Women's Entrepreneurship Award" at the upcoming Jerusalem Post's Women Leaders Summit on March 27.

MARCH 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Dr. Esther Luzzatto, CEO of The Luzzatto Group.

It's time to acknowledge women's Torah knowledge - opinion

The High Court of Justice ruling is significant in that it is a critical recognition of women’s education, knowledge, and integration into the sphere of Torah and Halacha.

JANUARY 27, 2024ByDEVORAH EVRON
THE WRITER converses with students in the Midreshet Lindenbaum Beit Midrash in Jerusalem.

Somalia's first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos

Bilan has revolutionized the news agenda in Somalia, the director of the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States said.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS
Fleeing drought, Somalis still face malnutrition and cholera in Kenya

Israeli becomes first woman in Bedouin town to drive an ambulance

Lina Ezberga, an emergency medic who grew up in Kuseife, received her ambulance license after she started volunteering at MDA six years ago.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Lina Ezberga, 23, became the first woman ever in her Bedouin town to become an ambulance driver.

Jewish women's org. celebrates eight women who changed Israeli history

The campaign will be integrated into existing Momentum programs like the Momentum Fellowship and the Momentum Yearlong Journey. 

APRIL 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A young girl raises an Israeli flag.

Israeli art exhibit in Costa Rica sheds light on violence against women

MARCH 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Israeli ambassador to Costa Rica Oren Bar-El